Director of Admissions (Interim) Athens State University Harvest, Alabama, United States
Please provide a one-paragraph overview of the session. (200 words or less): Session
Description: Change is constant in higher education, and leading through it can leave even the most experienced professionals feeling overwhelmed. This interactive session equips you with practical strategies to transform your leadership style, build confidence, and inspire your team—even in uncertain times. Participants will learn how to: • Rewire limiting beliefs and reframe resistance to change • Strengthen Emotional intelligence and interpersonal agility • Develop adaptive leadership strategies for evolving contexts • Build personal systems to sustain clarity, focus, and momentum. • Align internal values with external leadership effectiveness. • Through hands-on exercises, real-world examples, and peer discussion, attendees will leave ready to not just survive change—but lead with clarity, confidence, and impact.
Session Agenda/Outline (200 words or less): Welcome & Session Overview – 5 min
Facilitator introduction and session objectives
Brief framing: “Leading through change in higher education”
Rewiring Limiting Beliefs & Reframing Resistance – 10 min
Mini-lecture: common leadership limiting beliefs
Quick activity: identify one personal resistance point and reframe it
Strengthening Emotional Intelligence & Interpersonal Agility – 10 min
Key EI concepts: self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy
Short demonstration exercise: responding under pressure
Adaptive Leadership Strategies – 10 min
Overview of adaptive leadership in evolving contexts
Scenario-based activity: problem-solving in small groups
Building Personal Systems for Clarity and Momentum – 10 min
Frameworks for personal organization and focus
Quick exercise: outline one personal system to maintain clarity and momentum
Aligning Values with Leadership Effectiveness – 5 min
Identify core personal and organizational values
Discussion: select one value-driven action to implement immediately
Integration & Key Takeaways – 5 min
Recap main strategies
Action planning: participants commit to one concrete leadership step
Closing remarks: leading with confidence through change
Learning Objectives:
Apply adaptive leadership strategies to navigate evolving and uncertain contexts within their specific role and team.
Commit to a specific leadership action step that they can implement immediately to lead with confidence through change.
Demonstrate key emotional intelligence skills, applying them effectively in both their daily personal life and professional leadership role.
Identify and reframe limiting beliefs that hinder their effectiveness as leaders in higher education.
Implement personal systems that maintain clarity, focus, and momentum in their leadership practice
